The Best Short Games for Linux - Page 3

Update : Nocturnals added at rank #6.
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Kitten adventures in city park (2017)

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It's hard to be a kitten if you have such a clumsy owner! Yesterday she lost a lot of things in the park and now it's up to you to find them! Memories of that day can be helpful – you should remember where have you seen that thing last and search there.

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  • short
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • point-and-click
  • single-player
  • exploration
  • funny
  • colourful
  • adventure

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OS: Memories (2022)

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You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.

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  • life
  • short
  • emotional
  • simulation
  • investigation
  • fiction
  • detective
  • pixel
  • drama
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • conversation
  • exploration
  • interactive
  • text

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The First Tree (2017)

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A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own. Uncover artifacts from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.


  • third-person
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • short
  • exploration
  • orchestral
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • nature
  • single-player
  • platform
  • narration
  • mech

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CAT & ONION (2024)

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A short cat adventure packed with curious characters, strange environments and good vibes.​ Climb, talk, fly and smack your way to places where no cat has ever gone before!

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  • wholesome
  • cats
  • cozy
  • short
  • conversation
  • surreal
  • 2d
  • nature
  • funny
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • colourful
  • mystery

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Beef Jerky (2023)

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A gritty, short-form narrative experience about a young man who lives with his sickly older sister. Struggling to support the both of them, he comes home from work one day to find something strange at his front door...

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  • experience
  • short
  • drama
  • experimental
  • fiction
  • surreal
  • dark
  • modern
  • comedy
  • boxing
  • conversation
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • linear
  • story

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NABOKI (2019)

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Relaxing disassemble puzzle.

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  • minigame
  • minimalist
  • abstract
  • family-friendly
  • short
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • puzzle
  • isometric
  • cute
  • single-player
  • atmospheric

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Drilbert (2024)

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Drilbert is a short puzzle game with a unique digging mechanic, made by a solo developer.

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  • sokoban
  • cozy
  • editor
  • level
  • short
  • moddable
  • pixel
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • cartoony

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The Elision Effect (2024)

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The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

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  • short
  • surreal
  • walking-simulator
  • atmospheric
  • lgbtq
  • psychedelic
  • psychological
  • abstract
  • puzzle
  • stylized
  • exploration
  • minimalist
  • retro
  • dark
  • 3d

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Righty Tighty XL (2018)

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Righty Tighty XL is the third of three games in my minimalist arcade series that share aesthetics while having different control and game play. It is an addictive 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser, perfect for playing while waiting in queue for another game.

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  • touch-friendly
  • minimalist
  • addictive
  • mouse
  • attack
  • score
  • casual
  • short
  • arcade
  • family-friendly
  • replay-value
  • retro
  • 2d
  • fast-paced
  • controller-support

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The Flood (2018)

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The Flood is a peaceful 5 minute narrative experience in which you pilot a little boat down a river. It's a gentle reminder that sometimes we should stop worrying about our destination and just enjoy the journey.

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  • music
  • short
  • soundtrack
  • experimental
  • beautiful
  • narration
  • casual
  • walking-simulator
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • narrative
  • simulation
  • 3d
  • adventure

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